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Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

 
APG - Ambulatory Patient Group, as received from data source
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

The data element APG contains the Ambulatory Patient Group provided by the data source that is associated with the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) procedure code or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure code stored in the HCUP data element CPTHCPCS. No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP data processing.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
APGAmbulatory Patient Group, as received from data source3(n)APG value
.Missing
 
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State Specific Notes

Maryland

APG is available in the 2004 and 2005 Maryland SASD and SEDD. Beginning in 2006, this data element is no longer available.


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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sasddistnote.jsp?var=apg.
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